105 STAT. 2402 PUBLIC LAW 102-243—DEC. 20, 1991 47 USC 227 note. (c) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS; EFFECTIVE DATE.— (1) REGULATIONS. —The Federsil Communications Commission shall prescribe regulations to implement the amendments made by this section not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The requirements of section 228 of the Communications Act of 1934 (as added by this section), other than the authority to prescribe regulations, shall take effect one year after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 4. AM RADIO SERVICE. 47 USC 331. Section 331 of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended— (1) in the heading of such section, by inserting "AND AM RADIO STATIONS" after "TELEVISION STATIONS"; (2) by inserting "(a) VERY HIGH FREQUENCY STATIONS.— " after "SEC. 331."; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(b) AM RADIO STATIONS. —It shall be the policy of the Commission, in any case in which the licensee of an existing AM daylimeonly station located in a community with a population of more than 100,000 persons that lacks a local full-time aural station licensed to that community and that is located within a Class I station primary service area notifies the Commission that such licensee seeks to provide full-time service, to ensure that such a licensee is able to place a principal community contour signal over its entire commu- Reports. nity of license 24 hours a day, if technically feasible. The Commission shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act on how it intends to meet this policy goal.". Approved December 20, 1991. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1462: SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-178 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): Nov. 7, considered and passed Senate. Nov. 26, considered and passed House, amended. Nov. 27, Senate concurred in House amendment. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 27 (1991): Dec. 20, Presidential statement.
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